The Safflicks Sapphic Film Festival is a hybrid celebration of award-winning sapphic film, taking place throughout October in partnership with venues and organisations in London, alongside a virtual programme on Lesflicks 10-23 October. Carefully curated to connect films with the audiences and communities they resonate with most, this year’s programme explores coming out, identity, family, relationships, faith, feminism, biodiversity and belonging. Coinciding with International Coming Out Day, Safflicks brings people together through powerful storytelling, meaningful conversations and authentic wlw and LGBTQ+ representation, both on screen and beyond.

Wherever you join us, welcome to a festival where every film has been chosen with purpose, every venue and screening community partner has been selected with care, and every story has the power to start a conversation.

Festival Partners

The Safflicks Sapphic Film Festival 2026 is able to take place thanks to our amazing supporting organisations. The Safflicks Sapphic Film Festival is supported by @lesflicks @wppunite @britishlgbtawards @intermediauk @arznercinema @arznerbar and with community screenings in collaboration with our community screening partners @kenriclesbiansocialnetwork and @londoninternationals

#SafflicksSapphicFilmFest26

Films screening in the festival

These are the 12 films screening at Safflicks Sapphic Film Festival 1-31 October 2026

Festival Events

Tickets go on sale to the public for all events on 10 September 2026

Where we Belong short and feature double bill

📍 The Arzner

🕒 Friday 2 October 2026, 4pm

💷£15

🎟️ Tickets

This screening is followed by a social hosted by Kenric lesbian social network

Amantes

📍 The Arzner

🕒 Thursday 15 October 2026, 6:30pm

💷£12

🎟️ Tickets

This screening is followed by a social hosted by London International Lesbians Meetup group

‘Life is a Journey’ shorts programme

📍 The Arzner

🕒 Sunday 18 October 2026, 6:15pm

💷£10

🎟️ Tickets 

 

 

Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World

📍 The Arzner

🕒 Sunday 25 October 2026, 4:15pm

💷£15

🎟️ Tickets

This screening is raising funds for trans youth as part of an impact campaign. £5 from every ticket goes directly to that campaign.

‘All of Who We Are’ shorts programme

📍 Canary Wharf, London

🕒 Friday 30 October 2026

🎟️ Private event, not open to the public

This screening is taking place at the end of the Investing in LGBTQ+ Network Group Conference. More details about this conference which is for Network Chairs and committee members can be found here.

Pop up Virtual Sapphic Film Club for International Coming Out Day

📍 Zoom

🕒 Sunday 11 October 2026

🎟️ RSVP to join the zoom event

Virtual Festival on Lesflicks

Experience the Safflicks Film Festival from anywhere in the world with our virtual programme on Lesflicks across 13 days. Explore 4 carefully curated short film collections and an acclaimed feature documentary film celebrating sapphic stories from around the globe.

Choose the viewing option that suits you. Purchase a Shorts Ticket for any one of our four themed collections, a Feature Ticket for one of our feature films, or unlock the Festival Pass for unlimited access to every film in this year’s virtual festival. However you choose to watch, you’ll discover powerful stories of love, identity, resilience and community from some of the world’s most exciting independent filmmakers.

Lesflicks WATCH+ and VIP WATCH subscribers automatically get free access to the film festival as part of their subscription. WATCH subscribers are sent a 50% discount code so check your emails on 10 October.

Purchase a full festival pass for £20

WATCH ALL FILMS: https://www.lesflicks.com/programs/safflicks-oct26-full-festival-access

Virtual Festival Pass: https://www.lesflicks.com/checkout/new?o=234785

A festival pass is £20 GBP ($38 AUD / €23 EUR / $27 USD / $38 CAD)** for all 8 films. That works out at just £2.50 per film! You can only purchase a pass on the website. App users will need to go to the website.

🎪Lesflicks WATCH subscribers require an additional purchase to watch this festival. Active Lesflicks subscribers will be sent a discount code to get access for £10. Lesflicks WATCH+ and VIP subscribers get free access automatically as part of their subscription. Not a subscriber or want to upgrade to Lesflicks+? Subscribe or Upgrade today

Purchase your festival pass here: full film festival pass to get all films for £20

Shorts Programme: Coming Out and Discovery

Every journey begins somewhere. These heartfelt and uplifting short films explore the excitement, uncertainty and courage of discovering who you are. From first crushes to faith, friendship and self-acceptance, these stories celebrate the many paths to living authentically.

  • Tumtum

  • Shoobs

  • Baking Soda

Purchase a Coming Out and Discovery Ticket for £6

Shorts Programme: What’s Next?

Life doesn’t stand still. Whether navigating the end of a relationship, searching for acceptance, or embracing an unexpected new chapter, these shorts explore the uncertainty, hope and resilience that come with asking one simple question: what’s next?

  • Lesbian Cleaning Service

  • Two Travelling Aunties

  • Full Fat

Purchase a What’s Next Festival Ticket for £6

Docs Programme: The Bigger Picture

Sometimes the most personal stories reveal something much larger. These thought-provoking documentaries explore identity, community and belonging through science, activism and lived experience, offering fresh perspectives on the world around us and our place within it.

  • Two Travelling Aunties

  • A Culinary Uprising: The Story of Bloodroot

Purchase a The Bigger Picture Festival Ticket for £6

Shorts Programme: Family is Complicated

Family can be a source of comfort, challenge and everything in between. These moving stories explore the realities of acceptance, expectation and belonging, reminding us that family isn’t always defined by blood, but by the people who love and support us.

  • Tumtum

  • Biology

  • Two Travelling Aunties

Purchase a Family is Complicated Festival Ticket for £6

Feature Film: A Culinary Uprising – The Story of Bloodroot

The story of pioneering lesbian feminist restaurant Bloodroot reveals how food, activism and community have created a queer legacy spanning generations.

Purchase a feature film Festival Ticket for £8

Festival Partners

The Safflicks Sapphic Film Festival 2026 is able to take place thanks to our amazing supporting organisations. The Safflicks Sapphic Film Festival is supported by @lesflicks @wppunite @britishlgbtawards @intermediauk @arznercinema @arznerbar and with community screenings in collaboration with our community screening partners @kenriclesbiansocialnetwork and @londoninternationals

Unite is WPP’s LGBTQIA+ Community. Established in 2020, we aim to uplift LGBTQIA+ folk, inspire Queer creativity and drive visibility, belonging and active allyship across all our WPP agencies and in the work we produce. 

@WPPunite

 

Established in 1965, KENRIC is the UK's longest-running social organization for women who identify as lesbian.

Run entirely by volunteers, this not-for-profit group organizes regular social, cultural, and recreational events primarily across London and the South East.

From museum visits, an online book club, walks and social evenings, Kenric offers a variety of events.

@kenriclesbiansocialnetwork

 

The mission of The British LGBT Awards is to celebrate and champion the diverse achievements and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community, while fostering greater understanding and inclusion through our annual awards event in London. We aim to inspire positive change by recognising those who advocate for equality and by partnering with organisations committed to authentic allyship. Through our events and initiatives, we strive to do our part to help create a more inclusive society where LGBTQ+ individuals are empowered, respected, and valued.

www.britishlgbtawards.com

InvestingIN LGBTQ+ supports organisations to move beyond symbolic LGBTQ+ inclusion and towards credible, business-led action. Through events, campaigns, thought leadership and recognition, we bring together employers, LGBTQ+ professionals and allies to share best practice, respond to the changing DEI landscape, and deliver inclusion that is relevant, intersectional and sustainable in the UK context.

Investing In LGBTQ+ - Investing in

London International Lesbians (LIL) has been bringing lesbians together in London since 2015. LIL runs a steady programme of monthly events (Book Club, Coffee & Conversation, Friday Social Drinks and the Mingle at Retro Bar) and goes out into the city to explore its neighbourhoods, parks, art galleries, museums and landmarks. Members come from all over the world. The events are the excuse, connection and friendship are why it exists.

@lezinternationals

 

Lesflicks is a global streaming platform that hosts the worlds largest curated collection of authentic sapphic stories in the world. With a new title every week, Lesflicks is the go-to platform for lesbian and bisexual shorts, series and feature films.

www.lesflicks.com

SapphicIFF provides tailored support for filmmakers creating sapphic and LGBTQ+ stories, giving them a better understanding of the business of independent film and the knowledge to make informed decisions about their projects and careers.

Our goal is to equip filmmakers with specialist industry knowledge, protect the value of their work and give both their films and their careers the strongest opportunity to succeed whether through third-party or self-distribution.

@sapphiciff

https://www.sapphiciff.com